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ZHAW School of Management and Law (master)

Master double degree program between SGH Warsaw School of Economics and ZHAW School of Management and Law – ZHAW (Winterthur, Switzerland)

This double degree program is available to full-time master students of SGH and ZHAW within the following study programs at SGH:

  • Globalny biznes, finanse i zarządzanie (governance) [in Polish]
  • Global Business, Finance and Governance [in English]

as well as – at ZHAW:

  • Master of Science in International Business
ZHAW School of Management and Law

The Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW; German: Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften) located in the city of Winterthur, with facilities in Zurich and Wädenswil, is one of the largest University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland and is part of the Zürcher Fachhochschule.

Currently, the university has eight schools, covering architecture and civil engineering, health, linguistics, life sciences and facility management, applied psychology, social work, engineering and management and law.

The master double degree program is organised with ZHAW School of Management and Law​.

Programme structure
  • The intended period of study for the double degree programme shall be two years (4 semesters).
  • Double degree students will spend their first year at home institution, the second year at host institution. Full information shall be provided to the host institution on the courses that participants have taken at their home institution and vice versa.
  • Double degree students shall have access to courses and enjoy the same rights and privileges and be subject to the same rules and regulations as the regular graduate students in the corresponding Master study track of the host institution. They shall be registered as degree students at the host institution only for the parts of the study program that will be carried out under the responsibility of the host institution.
  • Students admitted for the double degree program shall complete the study plan of the programme presented in Annexes 1 and 2 to the agreement.
  • Any deviations from the study structure as stated in the agreement shall be approved jointly by the partner institutions by mutual written agreement in a form of an annex to the agreement on an individual case-by-case basis.
Study plan
Master thesis
  • The Master’s Thesis is a mandatory component of both degrees. At SGH, the Master’s Thesis is awarded 20 ECTS (comprising Master Seminar 1 in Semester 3 and Master Seminar 2 in Semester 4). The Master’s Thesis is recognized as 12 ECTS at ZHAW.
     
  • Students complete a single Thesis, jointly supervised by faculty members from both ZHAW and SGH. The defense of the Master’s Thesis is taken at SGH, usually in September.
Admission criteria
  • Candidates for the Double Degree program will be selected by their home institution according to selection criteria jointly defined and agreed upon by SGH and ZHAW. Given the higher workload compared to the standard Master’s study tracks at the partner institutions, only highly qualified students shall be selected for the Double Degree program.
  • The host institution has the right to send a representative with advisory status to the selection interviews conducted by the home institution. 
    Double Degree candidates must meet all admission requirements of the host institution, including language proficiency standards and sufficient knowledge at the Bachelor’s level in Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and Statistics.
  • All candidates must provide evidence of satisfactory English language proficiency at Level C1, as defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
  • Each institution reserves the right to require Double Degree candidates to complete standard enrolment documents and submit the results of any necessary entrance examinations. The host institution retains the right to decline the admission of a Double Degree candidate 
    from the home institution for academic reasons or any other substantial grounds.
  • According to the Rules and Regulations of selection for international programs and exchanges at SGH, all students accepted for double diploma programs are not allowed to apply for any other exchange or program that involves mobility abroad in the given academic year. It especially refers to Erasmus, PIM and bilateral exchanges and international programs like CEMS MIM.
Selection and Application

DEADLINE FOR DELIVERING APPLICATIONS – to be announced

Documents required from the SGH candidates to double degree program include (all documents should be prepared in English):

  • APPLICATION FORM 2025

  • A motivation letter addressed to Selection Commission to double degree program between ZHAW School of Management and Law and SGH Warsaw School of Economics (in English, max. 1 page)
  • CV of the candidate in the Europass format
  • Copy of the BA diploma
  • Official course transcript or diploma supplement with grades received (in English)

  • One of English language certificates stated in Admission criteria section

     

Complete application documents should be delivered to Agnieszka Kühnl-Kinel PhD by e-mail: akinel@sgh.waw.pl

Contacts at SGH Warsaw School of Economics:

Contacts at ZHAW: